---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise automobile franchise laws"
description: "Generally revise automobile franchise laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 89"
citation: "Montana SB 89 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Trade Regulations and Competition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon Vance"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-15"
last_action: "2017-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2a83084-a162-4c11-aa7b-34188ae38c73"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0859&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "f9ec7d9a4a35f639f140ce55d1fcce613987673b50187c785798300b9e61f242"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana SB 89 (2017) — Generally revise automobile franchise laws

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/SB0089.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **89–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Gordon Vance — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-11-15** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-08** Draft On Hold
- **2016-12-12** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2016-12-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-23** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-28** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-05** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-05** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-12** Hearing
- **2017-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-27** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Hearing
- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-13** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-14** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-15** Signed by President
- **2017-03-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-23** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2a83084-a162-4c11-aa7b-34188ae38c73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).